Spillville, Sept. 20, 2019: There is a new Catholic school in the Archdiocese of Dubuque this academic year: St. Teresa of Calcutta School, located in southern Winneshiek County. The new school represents the consolidation of two former schools: Calmar-Festina-Spillville Catholic Schools and St. Francis de Sales School, out of Ossian.Continue Reading
Rome, September 15, 2019: Pope Francis will visit Thailand and Japan in November in a visit expected to highlight his call for complete nuclear disarmament and honor the small Catholic communities in each country. The Vatican confirmed the November 19-26 trip, and its diplomatic representative in Thailand, Archbishop Paul TschangContinue Reading
Singapore, Sept. 12, 2019: Every year, clinical psychologist Carol Balhetchet sees numerous patients in their teens or early 20s come through her Singapore office. Many suffer from depression, anorexia and other conditions; some have attempted suicide before consulting her. Balhetchet’s more than 20 years of experience have taught her thatContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Manila, September 11, 2019: Francisca Montes-Susano of Barangay Oringao, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental is the oldest living Filipino and most likely the oldest person in the world. She was born on September 11, 1897, before Philippine Independence and witness to two World Wars, reports Pinoy History.Continue Reading
Jakarta, September 10, 2019: Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla on September 9 welcomed some inter-religious figures from Myanmar at his office in Jakarta, and held a discussion on tolerance, harmony, and situation of interfaith people in both countries. The event was held through cooperation between the government and the IndonesiaContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Salalah, September 9, 2019: More than one thousand people attended the civil inauguration ceremony of the new St. Francis Xavier Church, Salalah, which is located around ten minutes from the City Centre, Oman, on Sept 7. Most of the parishioners comprise of Indian and Filipinos migrantContinue Reading
Antananarivo, Sept. 9, 2019: Pope Francis on Sept. 8 celebrated a former student of his who is now sometimes called Madagascar’s “living saint” for having changed the lives of thousands of poor people who once lived in garbage dumps. Thousands of former slum dwellers, many of them children, gave theContinue Reading
Rome,September 6, 2019— Catholics from around the world are being invited to assemble, on Oct. 5, near St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, to pray for the Church as she lives through what many see as the hour of her “Passion.” The announcement came in a letter published on Sept. 6Continue Reading
(ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE) — Pope Francis acknowledged his growing opposition within the conservative right-wing of the U.S. Catholic Church and said in off-hand remarks aboard the papal plane Wednesday it is “an honor if the Americans attack me.” Francis commented on critics of his papacy when he received aContinue Reading
Hong Kong, September 4, 2019: Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam on September 4 announced that the government will formally withdraw an extradition bill that sparked months of demonstrations, bowing to one of the protesters’ demands in the hope of ending the increasingly violent unrest. But a pro-government lawmaker warnedContinue Reading